Yuri Zhadobin
Lieutenant-General Yuri Viktorovich Zhadobin (Belarusian: Юрый Віктаравіч Жадобін) was the Chairman of the KGB of the Republic of Belarus from 2007 to 2008 and the Minister of Defence of Belarus from 4 December 2009 to 27 November 2014. He replaced Leonid Maltsev and was succeeded by Andrei Ravkov. Zhadobin was subject to international sanctions as a person responsible for political repressions and human rights violations in Belarus.
Yuri Zhadobin | |
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Юрый Віктаравіч Жадобін | |
Zhadobin in Vitebsk | |
| Minister of Defence of Belarus | |
| In office 4 December 2009 – 27 November 2014 | |
| President | Alexander Lukashenko |
| Preceded by | Leonid Maltsev |
| Succeeded by | Andrei Ravkov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 November 1954 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Dnipro, Ukraine) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union Belarus |
| Branch/service | Armed Forces of Belarus |
| Years of service | 1976–present |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
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